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A flowing Rams move after seven minutes, which Richard Keogh started by bringing the ball out from the back, saw Chris Martin and Joe Ledley exchange neat passes before Olsson received it in the box. His weak shot hit the side netting.

Tom Lawrence flashed a shot wide of the near post after 13 minutes as Derby looked to assert their authority, but Burton weren’t without their moments.

Matty Palmer’s dangerous free-kick from the left hand been scrambled away moments before that Lawrence shot, and then his low strike from the edge of the box had to be held well by Scott Carson.

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Martin almost forced the issue after 19 minutes when Lawrence teed him up 20 yards from goal, but his rasping drive was tipped over by Stephen Bywater. Lawrence then got in a good position in the box but his centre flashed across the face of goal without a man in white able to get a touch.

Burton were proving why they have been a tough nut to crack away from home. With just one defeat in their last six on the road, Nigel Clough had set his side up with five at the back and it was working.

That theme continued as Andreas Weimann flicked a header wide in a crowded box and Matej Vydra was restricted to a 20-yard effort which was always going wide.

On the stroke of half-time Burton almost gifted their hosts the leader when Ben Turner got his boot on Lawrence’s cross. Fortunately for the Brewers defender, Bywater got down well to tip it away from the corner.